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Call #:
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1840.1.10
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Title:
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Memorial Sampler to Mrs. Elizabeth Seamans
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Collection type: |
Textiles
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Date: |
1800-1809
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Object type:
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8: Communication Artifacts;
Art;
Sampler
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Materials:
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fibre, silk
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Medium:
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Embroidery
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Place of production/origin:
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United States of America (USA),
Rhode Island,
Providence
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Description:
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This "memento mori" sampler is a memorial to Mrs. Elizabeth Seamans. A detailed weeping willow overhangs a monument topped by urn with an monogram "E S" and an inscription "Mrs. Elizabeth Seamans, departed / this life October, 12th, 1795, / aged 55 Years". The grass and shrub are stitched with silk chenille thread, the rest of the sampler is stitched with silk thread on a silk ground.
Stitches: Satin, Stem, Straight, Couched. Colors: Black, Blue, Brown, Gold, Green, Tan, White, Yellow.
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Dimensions:
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Height:13.5 in
x Width:17 in
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Subjects:
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Needlework
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Research Notes:
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Attributed to a student at the Mary Balch School, Providence, R.I. Previously exhibited at the RIHS from March to December 1970.
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Provenance:
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Gift of
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1840
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Bibliographic References:
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(Exhibited at RIHS March - December 1970.)
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